Laois delivered a strong second-half display to deliver Joe McDonagh Cup silverware at Croke Park this afternoon.

Electricity customers could benefit from a decision by the energy regulator to cut a so-called 'green levy'.

A qualifying round of the Motorsport Ireland National Navigation Trial Championship was suspended over the weekend due to the withdrawal of IRDS insurance cover.

Limerick surged in popularity as a destination for staycations last year but neighbouring Clare fell out of favour with domestic tourists.

The State’s national body tasked with developing services for victims of child sexual abuse has not met since October 2016.

Despite some challenges, we’re in better economic shape than the last time a big freeze hit, says Jim Power.

Over recent days, questions about how citizens might use technology to try to protect communities or individuals from criminals — violent thieves or suspected paedophiles — have been pushed to the fore of public discourse.

I have a friend and neighbour who, many years ago, planted trees on most of his farm. He now has a large mixed woodland and it’s right beside an even larger one, Donadea Forest Park, which is an old demesne wood now managed by Coillte, writes Dick Warner.

Wind and rain will continue to blight parts of Britain threatening further travel chaos after torrential downpours caused flash-flooding and disruption across most of the country.

Official figures show that the economy is producing lots of jobs, but still struggles to deliver jobs in parts of the country outside Dublin, a leading analyst has said.

The Irish economy will face down a slew of threats facing the world economy and continue to post strong growth through 2017, the ESRI think tank has predicted.

St Helen’s Rugby and Cricket Ground catches the eye as you drive down the coastal stretch that is Swansea’s Mumbles Road. A relic of times past, it is watched over by four archaic floodlights and its hotchpotch of stands and terraces sit gloriously at odds with each other like a bad set of teeth.

Former Irish National and Tarmac Group N champion, Kerry’s Alan Ring, admits that it’s taking him time to adjust the power and pace of the Mel Evans S12B Subaru WRC. 

Research by Fáilte Ireland indicates that counties off the main tourist trails were the main beneficiaries of The Gathering tourism initiative.

Irish Rural Link has demanded that the Government prioritise fibre-optic broadband to hundreds of thousands of homes and provide exact figures as to the funding that will be required.

A decision on the inclusion of the Quality Hotel West Cork Rally as a counting round of the Irish Tarmac Championship is still awaited.

Counselling is being provided to students at a rural Co Offaly school after an 11-year-old pupil died yesterday morning in a road accident.

Ireland’s older population will almost double over the next two decades, new figures have shown.

ONE night recently, as I drove my daughter and her husband west from Cork airport, they spotted a pine marten with its bushy tail and white bib loping into the woodland skirting the Bandon River near Inishannon.

The Labour Court has found in favour of a clinical nurse manager who moved from her job at Tullamore Hospital after her line manager accused her of being “emotional and hormonal” due to her pregnancy.

After almost 24 gruelling hours of squabbling between EU leaders, the Irish Government can afford to be well pleased at the outcome of negotiations on how Europe will spend almost €1tn between 2014 and 2020.

Ireland is battling to ensure as big a slice of EU funds as possible as EU leaders gather in Brussels to finalise a seven-year budget of close to €1,000bn.

“You’ve changed, man.” It says a lot that the style of the phrase surprises Michael Quinn a lot more than the actual meaning and his reaction is merely a smile and a knowing laugh. He’s well aware that he’s changed. More importantly, he’s glad that he’s changed.

Dairy strongholds in counties Waterford, Cork, Tipperary and Wexford have all added to their number of cattle per farm over the past decade, according to the 2010 CSO Census of Agriculture.

Around 7,000 homeowners are still without electricity this afternoon.

About 15,000 homes have been hit by power cuts after severe storm-force winds swept across Ireland.

ON a couple of occasions over the past few weeks I’ve mentioned my concerns over the conservation status of grouse in this country and questioned the wisdom of having a legal shooting season.

Rainfall for the month of September was above average almost everywhere in the country, it was confirmed today.

RED warning lights should be attached to a report highlighting the spread of heroin across the country, former prison governor John Lonergan has said.

THE number of heroin users in Dublin continues to grow – with an extra 642 new drug-injectors seeking help last year from one of the country’s leading charities working with drug users.

The amount of people in full-time employment fell by 193,200 on an annual basis, according to official figures released today.

GRANTS totalling €28 million from the European Regional Development Fund have been approved for transport and regeneration projects for designated towns throughout the country.

KENNETH EGAN caused a major sensation in Irish boxing long before last night’s big home international against the USA got underway when the Olympic silver medallist failed to show up for the weigh-in.

Waving cardboard red, white and blue “W”s, thousands welcomed George Bush and his wife Laura to their post-presidential home in Texas.

The presidential finale for George Bush includes a goodbye to Washington and a hello from fellow Texans.

Commenting on today's CSO Live Register figures, IBEC senior economist Fergal O’Brien said the economic slowdown is affecting more than just the construction sector.

Opposition parties today rounded on the Government after new figures revealed unemployment has reached its highest level in four years.

Marts: Beef prices increased by an average of 3c/kg (1p/lb), while individual factories paid up to 6c/kg (2p/lb) more for cattle, despite an upward trend in supplies for last week.

USE of crack cocaine, steroids and over-the-counter medication is emerging as a new problem across the country, according to a new report.

AN enterprise policy to provide targeted supports for small to medium-sized industry in rural areas is one of 17 key demands listed by Irish Rural Link (IRL) in the run-up to the general election.

MIDLAND beet farmers heckled Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan when she officially opened the 75th national ploughing championships in Carlow and forced her to cut short her address.

IRISH people are continuing to turn their backs on provincial tourism centres and are instead flocking to Dublin for weekend breaks, according to new figures.

Michael Schumacher took pole position for the French Grand Prix today as Ferrari delivered a body blow to Renault on their home ground at Magny-Cours.